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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA:
I. That there shall be granted, in the mode prescribed by law for franchise grants, and upon the conditions hereinafter specified, the rights and privileges, on, over and under the streets, avenues, parks, bridges, and other public places of the Town of Washington, Virginia, einbodied in the follow_ing draft of an Ordinance entitled : W ; '
“AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT TO-ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, FOR THE TERM AND UPON THE CONDITIONS HERE* IN STATED, TO USE THE STREETS, AVENUES, PARKS, BRIDGES AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA, AND TO ACQUIRE, ERECT, MAINTAIN AND USE THEREON, AND IF NOW CONSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AND USE, POLES, TOWERS, WIRES AND APPLIANCES, OVER AND ALONG
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